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Bill Watterson (1)

This page covers the author of The Essential Calvin and Hobbes.

For other authors named Bill Watterson, see the disambiguation page.

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Cartoonist Bill Watterson was born in Washington, D.C. on July 5, 1958. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1980 with a B.A. in Political Science. Before beginning to publish his popular Calvin and Hobbes comic strip in 1985, Watterson worked briefly as a political cartoonist and also designed grocery advertisements. Calvin and Hobbes is one of the most well-regarded, successful comics of the twentieth century. Watterson depicted the adventures of an imaginative six-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger for ten years and ended the strip at the height of its popularity. The creator is known for his revolutionary design techniques and refusal to merchandise his characters or allow them to appear in an animated series. Watterson published several collections of his Calvin and Hobbes strips, including "It's a Magical World," "The Days Are Just Packed," and "The Revenge of the Baby-Sat." He has been recognized numerous times for excellence, including receiving two Reuben Awards for Cartoonist of the Year, consecutive Harvey Awards for Best Syndicated Comic Strip from 1990 to 1996, and two Eisner Awards for Best Comic Strip Collection. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Essential Calvin and Hobbes… (more)
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes 5,191 copies, 34 reviews
Calvin and Hobbes 4,409 copies, 42 reviews
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes 4,267 copies, 14 reviews
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes 4,258 copies, 28 reviews
Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat 4,138 copies, 23 reviews
Something Under the Bed Is Drooling 3,956 copies, 17 reviews
The Days Are Just Packed 3,825 copies, 16 reviews
Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" 3,737 copies, 10 reviews
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes 3,701 copies, 57 reviews
Weirdos from Another Planet! 3,649 copies, 18 reviews
Yukon Ho! 3,528 copies, 24 reviews
There's Treasure Everywhere 3,247 copies, 16 reviews
The Art of Richard Thompson 30 copies, 1 review
Jeg elsker dig! 18 copies, 1 review
Huipulla tuulee 16 copies
The Mysteries 15 copies
Kosto elää! 13 copies
For fulde gardiner 13 copies, 1 review
Smil, vi er på! 12 copies, 1 review
Tiikeri on irti 12 copies
Skønheden og uhyret 11 copies, 1 review
Bare for sjov! 11 copies, 1 review
Dybt at falde! 10 copies, 1 review
Hvo intet vover - 10 copies, 1 review
Er du dus med himlens fugle... 10 copies, 1 review
En for alle - 10 copies, 1 review
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Hovsa! 9 copies, 1 review
Täysosuma! 8 copies
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Tab og vind - 7 copies, 1 review
Ude med snøren 7 copies, 1 review
Tungen lige i munden! 7 copies, 1 review
En tiger for meget! 7 copies, 1 review
Lykkens pamfiliusser 6 copies, 1 review
Pilan päiten 6 copies
Pelstryne 2 copies
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